# NTSB FTW82DA136: Cessna 182P, N79885, Kendalia, TX, April 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: April 18, 1982, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Kendalia, TX
- Coordinates: 29.960948, -98.50933 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9609&lon=-98.5093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA136
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71248/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA136

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - vfr flight into imc - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command
- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - tree(s) (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT DETERIORATED RAPIDLY. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A SHORT PLOWED FIELD. DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE TOP AND CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79885](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79885-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 18261842 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18261842
- Airframe hours: 1015
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dale Russell
- Registered owner: Russell And Real Inc.
- Departed: DEL RIO, TX
- Destination: ERV, KERRVILLE, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 300 ft overcast
- Temperature: 167 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820418009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418009619A), Apr 18, 1982: Cessna 182P, Kendalia, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft hit tree and crashed when pilot attempted precautionary landing trying to avoid weather.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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